FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | O22 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-01-49.5230N / 120-24-52.4000W 38-01.825383N / 120-24.873333W 38.0304231 / -120.4145556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2118 ft. / 645.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of COLUMBIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 95310 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3118 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. VASI RY 17 & RY 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ARPT HAS TWO ROTG BCNS; ONE ON THE ARPT AND ONE 6500' SE THR RWY 35. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.65 (209-536-9384) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPU (13 nm NW): | 118.525 (209-736-2523) |
- APCH DEP SVCS ALSO PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC: FREQUENCY SECTORIZATION: EAST FREQUENCY 126.85/322.55 (ANGELS CAMP RCAG) FREQUENCY USE: APCH/P DEP/P
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LINr078/28.0 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 17E |
| MODr030/35.3 | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| ECAr055/37.7 | | MANTECA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4670 x 75 ft. / 1423 x 23 m RY END SAFETY AREAS NSTD LENGTH; RY 17 210 FT; RY 35 300 FT. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-02.199967N | | 38-01.442683N |
| Longitude: | 120-24.697350W | | 120-24.869067W |
| Elevation: | 2117.6 ft. | | 2070.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 190 true | | 354 magnetic, 010 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 595 ft. | | 589 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.55 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 35 VASI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. gnd, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 31:1. | | 61 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 37:1. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 78 x 78 ft. / 24 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-01.981367N | | 38-01.685717N |
| Longitude: | 120-25.230833W | | 120-24.839017W |
| Elevation: | 2089.0 ft. | | 2077.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 134 true | | 298 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | numbers only, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 135 ft. trees, 2190 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 115 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF TUOLUMNE 2 SOUTH GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 Phone 209-533-5685 |
| Manager: | JIM THOMAS 10723 AIRPORT RD COLUMBIA, CA 95310 Phone 209-533-5685 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 124 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 114 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 October 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FORESTRY AIR TANKER OPERS FM ARPT DURING SUMMER FIRE SEASON. |
| - | LANDING FEE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL OPERATORS REGARDLESS OF SIZE & CORPORATE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GROSS LANDING WEIGHT. |
| - | HELICOPTER PARKING AREA 300 FT BY 120 FT (3 POSITIONS). |
| - | AVOID FLIGHTS OVER COLUMBIA STATE PARK NE OF ARPT, AND HWY 49 BRIDGE 5 NM SW OF ARPT & VICINITY. |
| - | VARYING WIND DIRECTION & VELOCITY MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AT MID POINT OF RY 17/35 DUE TO TERRAIN FEATURES & WIND FLOW PATTERNS. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON ARPT; SOUTHWEST TFC PAT ALT 500' BLO STANDARD ARPT TFC PAT TO RWY 29; ULTRALIGHTS TO OPERATE WEST OF RWY 35. |
| - | CTN: DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 11 DEPS PROHIBITED DUE TO CONFLICT WITH MAIN RY. |
| - | DIRT TWY NORTH SIDE OF RY 11/29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE NOV-MAR. |
| - | RY 29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE DURING WINTER MONTHS NOV THROUGH MAR. |
| - | ALL JET & HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT EQUIPPED WITH 250 HORSEPOWER ENGINES & MORE ARE REQUESTED TO LAND RY 35 & DEPART RY 17 WIND & WEATHER PERMITTING. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (191KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| FICHU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) **CHANGED** | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPU - Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field Airport (13 nm NW)
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (15 nm SE)
O27 - Oakdale Airport (25 nm SW)
O70 - Westover Field / Amador County Airport (27 nm NW)
KMOD - Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 10-Feb-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 14:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 15:59:15 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 02-Dec-2008 07:59:15 |
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| METAR |
KMOD 36nm SW | 021553Z 32005KT 2SM BR OVC005 11/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01060089
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KSCK 39nm W | 021455Z 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC005 10/09 A3019 RMK AO2 CIG 001V006 SLP221 T01000094 53005
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KMER 39nm S | 021455Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM OVC002 08/ A3019 RMK AO1
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KMCE 45nm S | 021553Z AUTO 32004KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 10/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01000083
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| TAF |
KSCK 39nm W | 021139Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT 2SM BR VV001 TEMPO 0212/0216 1SM BR OVC002 FM022100 31006KT 4SM BR SCT005 FM030600 31004KT 3SM HZ SKC FM030900 VRB04KT 1SM BR SKC
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KMER 39nm S | 021206Z 0212/0312 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 TEMPO 0212/0216 1SM BR OVC002 FM022100 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN002 FM022300 33007KT 2SM HZ SCT003 FM030600 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001
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KMCE 45nm S | 021206Z 0212/0312 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 TEMPO 0212/0216 1SM BR OVC002 FM022100 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN002 FM022300 33007KT 2SM HZ SCT003 FM030600 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001
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| NOTAMs |
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